NEXUS: HISTORIOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY AND ANCIENT ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY HUM394

Description

The NEXUS research group integrates several lines of work within the framework of ancient and modern historiography on the ancient world, geography, and ancient environmental history. Within the group, several specific lines of research are being developed on different aspects of the ancient history of the Iberian Peninsula in the Mediterranean and its peripheries. These include the study of Tartessus and the Phoenician and Punic civilizations, fragmentary Greek historiography, Strabo and ancient geography, environmental humanities and the 'Blue Humanities', natural disasters and related ritual responses, ethnic and political identities, the dynamics of globalisation, the public uses of antiquity, and gender studies.

Research Topics

Antique historiography. Modern historiography in the Ancient World.
Classical Tradition.
Mythology and Religion.
Antigua Geography.
Ancient History of the Iberian Peninsula.
Gender Studies.
Studies of Ancient India.
Natural disasters in Antiquity.
The first great globalization of the Eurasian Continent at the beginning of the change of Era.
Environmental Humanities and ''Blue Humanities''

Scientific-Technical Services

Technical Advice in historical documentaries and archaeological sites.
Cataloguing and literary studies related to Ancient History.
Advice given to institutions and cultural industries: museums, archeological and tourist routes.
Advice given on multiculturalism issues. Advice related to ancient history.
Educational innovation projects related to the teaching and learning of ancient History.
Editorial advice on scientific publications and manuals.